Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 021039
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
439 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
KSZ058-022215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
439 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 40 25 39 12 27
TEMP 17 24 35 40 34 30 29 27 27 33 38 36 29 23 19 15 13 15 22 27 24
DEWPT 17 23 28 31 28 27 26 26 27 30 33 34 27 21 15 11 9 11 11 13 14
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 83 94 54
RH 100 96 75 70 78 88 88 96100 89 82 92 92 92 84 84 84 84 62 55 65
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S W N N N N N N N NE SE S S
WIND SPD 3 4 6 8 6 6 6 5 3 3 9 13 12 10 9 8 5 3 2 3 3
WIND GUST 17 24 23 23 19
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 21 36 10 1 15 23 41 47 73 85 80 88 89 83 77 52 29 22 12 13 14
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 10 11<10<10<10<10<10<10 18 19 19 25 23 17 17 17 18 21<10
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S NW N N N N N N N NE E S S
T WIND SPD 9 8 11 16 16 17 17 13 9 4 14 23 23 21 19 18 13 9 3 8 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD FR FR FR PR FR PR
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 43 24 43 23 35 21 44
TEMP 21 22 38 36 29 25 40 37 32 24 32 31 25 23 39 38
DEWPT 15 17 28 30 28 25 34 34 29 24 29 27 24 22 32 33
RH 77 81 67 79 96 100 79 89 88 100 88 85 96 96 76 82
PWIND DIR S SW W S N N SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
$$
KSZ024-022215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
439 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 34 25 34 5 24
TEMP 14 19 29 34 31 27 29 28 28 31 34 31 24 18 14 10 6 11 19 24 20
DEWPT 13 18 25 30 27 26 26 26 26 31 32 27 19 14 9 6 6 7 10 12 12
MIN/MAX RH 78 100 81 97 59
RH 96 96 85 85 85 96 88 92 92100 92 85 81 84 80 83100 83 67 60 71
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S SW SW SW N N N N N N N N NE S S S
WIND SPD 4 4 6 9 8 8 5 5 3 6 13 14 13 11 8 5 2 2 4 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC FW SC SC OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 27 48 35 7 27 45 93 91 89 75 88 76 76 68 61 37 16 10 8 1 6
POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10<10<10<10<10<10<10<10<10 17 23 16 17 18 17 15 13 17 18<10
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N N NE S S S
T WIND SPD 10 9 11 14 13 14 13 10 8 11 20 23 21 21 19 16 9 4 8 11 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD FR PR PR PR FR PR
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 14 38 21 38 19 31 17 40
TEMP 19 21 34 32 27 22 35 34 28 20 29 27 22 21 36 36
DEWPT 14 17 28 28 25 22 30 29 26 20 24 22 20 20 29 31
RH 80 84 78 85 92 100 82 82 92 100 81 81 92 96 75 82
PWIND DIR S SW W S NE N SE SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 5
$$
KSZ012-022215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
439 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 33 25 34 3 22
TEMP 13 19 29 33 29 28 29 28 28 31 33 29 21 15 12 8 4 9 18 22 19
DEWPT 11 16 24 27 26 24 24 24 24 30 30 24 15 10 6 2 1 3 8 11 11
MIN/MAX RH 76 100 76 85 61
RH 91 88 81 78 88 85 81 85 85 96 89 81 77 80 76 76 87 76 64 62 70
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S SW W N N N N N N N N SE S S S
WIND SPD 2 2 5 6 5 5 4 2 2 5 11 12 10 6 4 2 1 1 3 5 4
WIND GUST 21 23
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC B1 FW SC B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 21 37 55 8 34 51 94 92 90 70 84 75 72 62 54 28 17 9 6 2 7
POP 12HR 0 5 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10<10<10<10<10<10<10<10<10<10 18 24 16 16 16 15 12 13 17 18<10
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N N N E S S S
T WIND SPD 10 10 12 14 16 16 14 10 8 14 20 23 20 19 18 13 9 5 8 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR FR FR FR PR PR PR FR PR
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 12 36 20 36 18 30 15 38
TEMP 18 21 34 31 26 21 34 32 26 20 28 25 21 19 34 34
DEWPT 12 15 27 25 23 21 28 27 23 19 22 19 17 17 27 28
RH 77 77 75 78 88 100 78 81 88 96 78 78 84 92 75 78
PWIND DIR S SW W S NE N S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 5
$$
KSZ012-022215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
439 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 32 25 33 1 21
TEMP 13 19 28 32 28 27 28 28 28 31 33 28 19 15 11 7 3 7 17 21 18
DEWPT 10 15 23 25 24 24 24 24 24 28 28 21 13 8 4 1 -1 0 6 9 10
MIN/MAX RH 76 96 72 84 58
RH 87 84 81 75 85 88 85 85 85 88 82 75 77 73 73 76 83 72 61 59 70
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S SW SW W N N N N N N N N S S S S
WIND SPD 3 4 6 9 8 8 6 5 3 8 13 13 10 9 5 3 2 2 5 6 5
WIND GUST 24
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC B1 FW SC B1 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 22 44 55 18 33 51 91 91 93 75 90 78 61 57 45 25 23 12 5 3 6
POP 12HR 0 5 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10<10<10<10<10<10<10<10<10 19 24 11 18<10 13<10 13 17 18<10
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N N N E S S S
T WIND SPD 11 9 12 17 16 16 13 9 8 12 20 21 17 19 14 11 6 5 9 13 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR GD PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 35 20 35 17 29 15 37
TEMP 17 21 33 30 26 21 33 32 26 19 26 24 20 19 34 34
DEWPT 11 14 25 25 22 20 27 25 22 17 20 17 15 15 25 27
RH 77 74 72 81 85 96 78 75 85 92 78 74 81 84 69 75
PWIND DIR S SW W SE NE N S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product:
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH or MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED; BK = BROKEN; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
K..............SMOKE
F..............FOG
COVERAGE...
IS.............ISOLATED
SC.............SCATTERED
NM.............NUMEROUS
O..............OCCASIONAL
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
WD.............WIDESPREAD
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
MIX HGT(HUNDREDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
EXAMPLE: 35 = 3500 FEET; <10 = LESS THAN 1000 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISP(CAT(KT-FT))...................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS